title: Feeling cooped up after childbirth--the need to go out and about.
abstract: It is well known that recovering from childbirth can be a real challenge for many women. New mothers are, mostly, left to self care and manage their own recovery process. In seeking to feel like their old selves again mothers in this ethnographic study took longer than the traditional six weeks and needed to manage their feelings around being cooped up after childbirth. This article highlights an aspect of self care such as getting out and about, with or without the baby--a process that is pivotal to good recuperation and a sense of wellbeing after childbirth.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Salford.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wray
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D016387:Women's Health